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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Afghanistan</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168016</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167619</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-26:/action/167618</id>
    <updated>2008-07-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166449</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166176</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/166175</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6456 To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165774</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/165582</id>
    <updated>2008-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161720</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.91 A concurrent resolution honoring Army Specialist Monica L. Brown, of Lake Jackson, Texas, extending gratitude to her and her family, and pledging continuing support for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc91/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161246</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution honoring Army Specialist Monica L. Brown, of Lake Jackson, Texas, extending gratitude to her and her family, and pledging continuing support for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6268 Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to Returning Warriors Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6268/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160207</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6212 Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6212/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/action/159478</id>
    <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3101/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/action/159420</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3095 Relief for Rural Veterans in Crisis Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3095/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159388</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services and other health services to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and to other residents of rural areas, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6140 PROTECT Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/157845</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member of the Armed Forces to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6026 Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6026/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/action/156986</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3003 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156850</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military construction, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3002 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3002/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156853</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156868</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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